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- Lake Erie island township asks for donations to continue providing dumpster for fish wasteEach spring, hundreds of boats bearing license plates from throughout the country, especially the Upper Midwest, are brought over on the Miller Ferry to South B...
- Oil and gas drilling continues to come under public scrutiny in OhioPrimary lease periods for oil and gas drilling in state parks and wildlife areas were extended from three to five years following action by the Ohio Oil & Gas L...
- WI Daily Update: Conservation groups rally around threat to public landsPublic land battles have reignited in the U.S. Congress, and the threat of selling public lands has gotten some of the country’s leading conservation groups o...
- Economic advantages of fishing and boating in Pennsylvania detailed at hearingDuring a May 6 public hearing before the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, sportfishing and boating industry representatives casted out some pretty hefty dol...
- Pittsburgh angler cherishes the pursuit of big fishCollin Terchanik spent the pandemic years tripping across Pennsylvania to fish for wild brown trout with two buddies from Penn State. “We fished streams no on...
- Dr. Scott Larsen named new veterinarian at Michigan DNRAfter 18 months without a veterinarian, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources earlier this year hired Dr. Scott Larsen to the Wildlife Health Section. La...
- Wildfires continue to burn in northeastern MinnesotaAs a soaking rain was predicted to move through parts of Minnesota early this week, the portion of the state that might welcome it most – the Arrowhead region...
- Multiple species keep Michigan anglers returning to Lincoln Lake in Kent CountyLincoln Lake in northeastern Kent County has the prestigious honor of producing the state record black crappie. The fish was caught way back in 1947 by Frank Le...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the May 23, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar a...
- Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Salt and corn for rabbits and squirrels, but not deer? UnlikelyMichigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the May 23, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Summer Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop on tap in RoscommonThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the 2025 Becoming an Outdoors Woman Summer Workshop will be June 20-22 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conf...
- Renovation of Michigan’s Cornwall Dam slated for spring/fall 2025Renovations to Cornwall Dam will begin in May and extend through fall to satisfy state dam safety requirements. Vehicle access to the Cornwall Creek Flooding’...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR increases revenue without license fee increaseReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 23, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR increases r...
- Leader of Michigan’s Passing Along the Heritage Foundation posthumously honored as Person of the YearRobert Alan Knoop, Jr., – “Bobby” to a legion of outdoorsmen and women he affected – died on Nov. 2 at the age of 67 after a life where he spent time he...
- Oxbow Lake in northwest Ohio is small but packs a punch for bassIt may be small in size for an inland lake in Ohio at just 39 acres. But, when it comes to fishing, especially for largemouth bass, Oxbow Lake packs quite a pun...